title: Nutritional status and food habits assessed by dietary intake and anthropometrical parameters in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: A nutritional study was carried out on 43 adolescents females (5 hospitalized and 38 ambulatory) suffering from anorexia nervosa and on a control group matched for sex and age. The study consisted of an interview, a "48 h. recall" and anthropometric measurements. The results have demonstrated that the nutritional status of anoretics are characterized by a total energy restriction resulting in a drastically reduced intake of macronutrients and selected micronutrients, an increased proportion of energy derived from protein. Finally, preferences and aversions are conditioned by calories content of food.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrición, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moreiras-Varela
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuñez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbajal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D004435:Eating; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status